What are you? Therapy for Mixed Race Clients with Dr Yvon Guest

In this powerful and eye-opening episode, I chat with Dr. Yvon Guest - therapist, speaker, trainer, and contributor to Black Identities, White Therapy - about the often-overlooked experiences of mixed and multiracial clients in therapy.Yvon shares her own journey into this work, the invisibility many clients feel in therapeutic spaces, and the impact of growing up in families and communities where identity is constantly questioned. From internalised racism to the pressure to choose a side, and the emotional exhaustion of navigating a world full of assumptions - this episode explores what therapists need to know, and how we can show up with cultural humility, not just competence.Whether you’ve worked with mixed-race clients or not, this episode will leave you rethinking what it means to see someone in therapy.We discuss:Why many mixed-race clients feel unseen in therapyThe emotional toll of being constantly asked, “What are you?”Internalised racism and dissociation as survival strategiesThe difference between cultural competence and cultural humilityHow to create safer therapeutic spaces for clients of mixed heritageYvon’s upcoming conference on therapy with mixed and multiracial clientsNoteDespite heroic efforts by our sound editor, some of the audio is patchy so this episode is best listened to when it's quiet, or preferably with headphonesConference Info: Dr. Yvon Guest is hosting a one-day online conference, Working with Mixed and Multiracial Clients in Therapy, on 28th November 2025 via OnlineventsSetting up in private practice? Download my free checklist HERENeed ideas for how to get clients? Download my free handout 21 Ways for Counsellors to Attract New Clients HEREYou can also find me here:The Good Enough Counsellors Facebook GroupJosephine Hughes on FacebookJosephine Hughes on YouTubeMy website: josephinehughes.comKeywords multiracial therapy, identity, race, mixed race, therapy, mental health, racism, intersectionality, gender, mixed race, cultural humility, LGBTQThe information contained in Good Enough Counsellors is provided for information purposes only. The contents of this podcast are not intended to amount to advice and you should not rely on any of the contents of this podcast. Professional advice should be obtained before taking or refraining from taking any action as a result of the contents of this podcast.Josephine Hughes disclaims all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on any of the contents of this podcast.